We're taking a closer look at the nominated animation shorts in the upcoming Academy Awards!

First up, we have The Bigger Picture, a life-size animated short from filmmaker Daisy Jacobs and animator Chris Wilder about two brothers struggling to care for their older monther.

The film blends the interaction of life-size wall-painted 2D characters with 3D objects within real full-size sets living up to its title.

You can check out the Making-Of below:

Next we have, The Dam Keeper, a 2D animated short film by feature animation artists Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi, which tells the tale of a young pig encumbered with an important job, and the meeting of a new classmate who changes everything.

The Dam keeper is made up of over 8,000 paintings blending traditional hand-drawn animation with lush brushstrokes to create a beautiful painterly style.

Check out an interview with the artists Robert and Dice below:

Get a glimpse into the animation process behind the short:

Next up is Feast, a 3D hand-drawn/computer-animated romantic comedy directed by Patrick Osborne and produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Feast was animated using the Meander system developed for Paperman, mixing 3D digital rendering with a line-free style and tells the story of one man's love life is seen through the eyes of his best friend and dog, Winston, and revealed bite by bite through the meals they share.

Next up is Me and My Moulton, a colourful 2D animation from Oscar winner Torill Kove which tells the story of a girl who wishes for a bicycle from her parents, but gets something completely different, showing the different reality in which children and grown ups live in.

Check out the clever little clip Kove created to celebrate the Oscar nom!

And lastly, we have A Single Life, a vibrant 3D animation directed by Joris Oprins which tells the story of Pia who upon playing a mysterious vinyl record, begins to travel through space and time, experiencing her own reality at different ages and stages.

So there, you have it! Which one's got your vote?